Kenneth Atchity died at the age of 82, leaving behind a diverse legacy in the entertainment and technology sectors. The late producer of "The Meg" also maintained a career as a literary agent.
Atchity produced "Shades of Love," a series of 16 films that received international distribution from Warner Bros. and aired on HBO and Cinemax. Born in Eunice, Louisiana, in 1944, he was raised in Kansas City, Missouri.
He attended Georgetown University before entering Yale as a Woodrow Wilson Fellow. After earning a PhD and a masters in philosophy, his doctoral dissertation received the John Addison Porter prize, which is the highest academic award at Yale.
John Gardner provided an introduction for the publication of his doctoral dissertation. Beyond the arts, he worked as a communication engineer at AT&T Long Lines and designed the Green Network, which links 26 NASA research centers.
He also served on the board for Yoga Gives Back. Atchity is survived by his wife, Kayoko Mitsumatsu, his son, Vincent Atchity, and his daughter, Rosemary Atchity.
His five grandchildren and sisters, Mary Calhoun and Laurie Dressman, also survive him.
